When I was doing my research about England, I found
some very interesting things about the punk movement and how important it was
in England.
The punk movement starts at the mid of the 70’s, it
begins with a flow of emerging bands with a minimalist and strong sound. The
punk initially was an esthetic and musical movement that later turns in to a
philosophical movement to finally become a culture.
At the same time that US and the U.K. was entering
into an economic crisis, the punk rock was connecting critical ideas around itself
that made it the image of an aggressive and transgressive movement.
England was passing through one of their worst
economic moments, the young people didn’t have anything to do after ending
their studies, they couldn’t find any jobs, living with miserable salaries for
unemployed people paid by the state.
In England the punk movement ended being famous, if
not musically but as a social and cultural movement. With the Sex pistols on
the lead, the young working class would express their dissatisfaction to what
they considered a fixed-mindset and oppressive society.
While the London bands
may have played a relatively minor role in determining the early punk sound,
the London punk scene would come to define and epitomize the rebellious punk
culture.
Punk culture its still very strong arround the whole world, I didn't know that started in England!, Its really cool this "way of live", because goes beyond that only music or clothes, Its a different way to see and understand the world, I like rebel people when they have their rigth and clear reasons! :)
ResponderEliminarI like punk culture!! *-* because, like you said, it started in the 70s and remains a movement that many people still follow it. Something about this culture that I get my attention is your style; black clothing, accessories spiked, hair of different colors ... his style draws much attention, but makes them unique, breaking the normal life and that is why people discriminate against them. A great example in Chile today, was the death of young punks at a concert ... immediately blames people for their very brutal and sadistic being, how and why they believe that because of their culture these young people died when in fact anyone, anywhere, can happen something. >:((
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